Goudy Surname
Approximately 4,825 people bear this surname
Goudy Surname Definition:
Variants of Goldie, which see, of which they are the popular pronunciation, e.g."Goudie terror o' the Whigs" of Bums. The name appears in Edinbergh from 1598 onwards (Edinb. Marr.) in the forms Gowdie, Gaudie, Goddie. Robert Gowdie writer in Edinbergh, 1643 (Inquis.
Read More About This SurnameGoudy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3,384 | 1:107,110 | 11,736 |
| Egypt | 458 | 1:200,733 | 14,525 |
| France | 393 | 1:169,015 | 26,299 |
| Canada | 293 | 1:125,753 | 13,150 |
| England | 105 | 1:530,648 | 33,151 |
| Northern Ireland | 86 | 1:21,454 | 2,532 |
| Australia | 64 | 1:421,808 | 33,593 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 118 | 1:37,541 | 3,496 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 54 | 1:451,396 | 25,813 |
| Scotland | 25 | 1:149,729 | 6,268 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 807 | 1:62,229 | 6,801 |
Goudy (729) may also be a first name.
Goudy Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
Variants of Goldie, which see, of which they are the popular pronunciation, e.g."Goudie terror o' the Whigs" of Bums. The name appears in Edinbergh from 1598 onwards (Edinb. Marr.) in the forms Gowdie, Gaudie, Goddie. Robert Gowdie writer in Edinbergh, 1643 (Inquis., 2797), and John Gawdie was one of "those who ere matriculat in the Companie of Merchands of Edinbergh," 1687 (Sc. Ant., XII, p. 128). William Goudie in Ayr, 1689 (RPC., 3 ser. XIV, p. 674). The surname was early carried to the north appearing in Shetland first in 1576 in the person of Gawane Gadie of Lougasettar, Dunrossness (Oppressions, p. 73, 81; Goudie, p. 71). William Gady was servitor to Magnus Loutfuie of Fleck, 1603 (OSR., I, p. 226). Gayn (Gavin) Gadie in Clumlie died in 1629 (Sc. Ant., XII, p. 39). There was a town or village of this name and a "Little Goudie Chapel." It existed in the policies of Camperdown (Maxwell, Old Dundee, 1891).
Scot. forms of Goldie, q.v.
(Scottish) Descendant of little Gold or Golda (gold).
Local. From Gouda, a town in the Netherlands, in South Holland.
Goudy Demographics
Average Male Goudy Height
176.02 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Goudy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Goudy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Goudy is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Goudy? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 98,279th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,510,372 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Goudy reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 305,398th most commonly used first name in the world. It is borne by 729 people.
Goudy is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 3,384 people, or 1 in 107,110. In The United States Goudy is mostly found in: Ohio, where 12 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 9 percent reside and France, where 8 percent reside.
Goudy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Goudy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Goudy last name increased 419 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 194 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 68 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Goudy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (59%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Goudy surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.
The amount Goudy earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 2.77% less than the national average, earning $41,953 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.55% less than the national average, earning $49,412 CAD per year.
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